Princess Anne and Family

Princess Anne and Sir Tim Laurence to embark on significant overseas mission for the King

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17th May 2026
Princess Anne will travel to Greece next week for a major overseas engagement marking 85 years since the Battle of Crete, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. The three-day visit, running from May 22 to May 24, will see the Princess Royal joined by her husband, Sir Timothy Laurence, for a packed programme of commemorative events in Athens and Crete. It marks Anne’s first official overseas…
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Royal Windsor Horse Show to carry on as scheduled despite trooper’s tragic death

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16th May 2026
The Royal Windsor Horse Show will continue as planned following the death of a soldier who fell from a horse after a display on Friday evening. Organisers confirmed the four-day event would go ahead “as per the published timetable”, although the scheduled performance by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery has been cancelled. The serviceman died after falling from his horse at around…
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Prince Edward takes centre stage at historic Scottish Parliament tradition

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14th May 2026
The Duke of Edinburgh joined Scotland’s newly elected MSPs at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh on Wednesday for the traditional Royal Kirking of Parliament. Prince Edward attended the centuries-old ceremony marking the beginning of a new parliamentary session following last week’s Scottish Parliament election. The service, held in the historic cathedral on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile…
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MP reveals what it is really like being ‘held hostage’ by The King at Buckingham Palace

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14th May 2026
A Labour MP has spoken about his experience of being ceremonially “held hostage” by The King during the State Opening of Parliament. Sir Nic Dakin, the MP for Scunthorpe, spent Wednesday morning at Buckingham Palace as part of a centuries-old royal tradition dating back to the reign of Charles I. The unusual custom sees a government whip kept at the Palace while the monarch travels to…
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